Truss



Jan. 19, 1943.

S. B. CLINE TRUSS Filed June 17, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sdrm/e/ B 19, 1943. s. B. cums 2,303,803

TRUSS Filed June 17, 1942 Y 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 6. Jfr. I

Patented Jan. 19, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TRUSS Samuel B. Cline, Ironton; Ohio Application June 17, 1942, Serial No. 447,409

3 Claims. (01.128-99) This invention relates to a truss for reducing to a minimum the suffering of a person afllicted with a hernia or rupture, and has for the primary object the provision of a device of this character which will be non-irritating and extremely comfortable to the wearer and which will efficiently support the rupture to relieve discomfort and assist in the healing of the rupture.

Another object of this invention is the provision of animproved pad and support therefor which will permit self-adjusting of the pad on the person allowing freedom of movementof the person without danger of disarrangement of said pad with relation to the rupture, the construction of the pad providing ventilation and absorption of body moisture with proper amount of pressure to sustain the rupture with yieldability to compensate for excessive pressure should it occur.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully, described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view illustrating a truss constructed in accordance with my invention and showing the device in substantially wearing position.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view illustrating the device.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevation illustrating the pad construction.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating the pad and taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view illustrating the pad and taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates as an entirety the support for the truss which consists of a body-encircling belt 6 and a hold-down or crotch strap 1. The ends of the belt 6 are adjustably connected as well as detachable through the use of a suitable fastener 8. One end of the strap 1 is equipped with a loop 9 through which the belt 6 extends freely. The other end of the strap is pivoted to a pad ID, as shown at H. The belt 6 is also pivotally connected to the pad III, as shown at l2.

. The pivots II and I2 may be adjusted endwise of the pad Ill by being arranged through other openings in one wall of the pad from that shown in the drawings. This permits the relation of the pad and belt as well asthestrap 'l to be varied so as to accommodate the pad properly to the rupture of the wearer. V V The strap 1 as well as the belt '6 may be constructed of any material suitable for the purpose and preferably an elastic'material which will permit said parts to readily adjust'to the body of the wearer with suificient tension to hold the pad in proper position with respect to the rupture without undue discomfort to the wearer. The length of the strap 1 may be varied by the adjustment of the fastener 13 employed in forming the loop 9. The fastener 8 permits the belt to be readily adjusted to the body of the person as well as permitting the ends to be detached for the purpose of applying and removing the truss.

The pad H3 is of tubular formation having each end thereof fully open and is provided with openings i i in walls thereof. It is proferable that the pad H] be constructed of a suitable yieldable material and the openirgs act as mediums for the circulation of air through the walls of the pad. Also the ends being fully open permits free circulation of air endwise through the pad.

Lacings l5 and 5 are passed through openings in opposite walls of the pad, the ends of said lacings being tied together. The purpose of the lacings is to create a desired tension on opposite walls of the pad so that the latter will take on a partially fiat shape. The fiat shape of the pad presents thereto opposed flat walls, one of which bears against the rupture and the other is engaged by the strap 1 and beltfi. The amount the pad may be flattened can be easily varied by loosening and tightening the lacings l5 and IS.

The lacings l5 and I6 are arranged at right angles to each other where passing through the pad and are of fibrous material so as to absorb moisture. The lacings will take up body moisture and air circulating through the pad and in contact with said lacings will carry off the moisture, keeping the pad substantially dry to relieve body irritation.

The truss described in detail in the foregoing and shown in the official drawings is simple to apply, the'belt 6 being positionable about the body of the person bringing the pad in engagement with the rupture; The hold-down strap 1 is passed between the legs or through the crotch of the wearer and being slidable on the belt may readily adjust itself to the various movements of the person still sustaining the pad in proper relation to the rupture. The pad thus applied to the rupture will exert thereon sufiicient force to sustain the rupture and thereby relieve the wearer of the disagreeable effects from the rupture. The rupture. being supported by the pad in the manner specified will be permitted to heal. The pad being yieldable as specified and provided with the ventilating openings will reduce irritation to a minimum on the skin of the wearer. The venti lating principle involved in the pad will preventthe latter from overheating the portion of the person engaged thereby and any moisture or perspiration from the person or the portion of the, person engaging the pad will be readily taken up by the absorbent lacings and dispensated by the circulation of air through. the pad.

A device of the character described and shown in the drawings will be found extremely comfortable to the wearer and will in no way interfew with normal; movement of the wearer, also will provide suflicient' support for the rupture to relieve rupturediscomforts to the person.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment-of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim-is:

1. In a truss, a tubular shaped yieldable pad having opposite ends fully open and provided in the walls thereof with ventilating openings, at body support connected to one wall of said pad, moisture absorbing lacing elements extending through openings of said pad for contracting the latter to provide opposed flattened walls thereto and having the ends thereof tied together.

2. In a truss, a tubular shaped yieldable pad having. opposite ends fully open and'provided in the walls thereof with ventilating openings, a

body support connectedto one wall of said pad, lacings extending through some of the openings of said pad for contracting the latter to provide opposed flattened walls thereto and acting as absorbent. agents to take up moisture, said lacings being arranged at right angles to each other "where passing through the pad to be contacted by air. passing through the pad for dispensatingv the moisture from said lacings.

3;. Ina: truss, atubular vshaped yieldable pad of one-piece. construction. and having opposite ends. thereof fully open and provided. in walls thereof with ventilating: openings, a body sup port connected to: one .wall. of, said, pad, and adjustable. means; of moistureeabsorbing. qualities extendinglthroughsome of said openings and employedtoi contract. said pad intoa shape have ing substantially flattened; opposed walls and acting to. take up body moisture and havethe moisture taken therefrom by circulation of air through said pad from end t'o end thereof and by way of some of said openings- SAMUEL B. CLINE. 

